Rough settlement range for a slip, trip, or fall claim. Factors in the property owner's notice of the hazard and your own comparative fault.
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The calculator handles most personal injury case types: car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle crashes, pedestrian and bicycle incidents, slip and fall, medical malpractice, product liability, dog bites, nursing home abuse, wrongful death, workplace construction accidents, and premises liability.
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Slip and fall cases (also called premises liability) depend heavily on two things: the severity of your injury and whether the property owner had "notice" of the dangerous condition. Notice can be actual (they knew) or constructive (the hazard was there long enough they should have known).
Clear-liability cases with serious injuries (fractured hip, torn rotator cuff, traumatic brain injury) can settle for substantial amounts. Cases with short-lived hazards or significant plaintiff fault settle lower or not at all. This calculator asks the questions that drive the range.
Q: What is the average slip and fall settlement?
Minor injuries with brief treatment often settle for $2,000 to $15,000. Injuries requiring physical therapy or a few doctor visits typically land between $15,000 and $75,000. Surgical cases (hip fractures, knee reconstructions, spinal surgery) commonly settle in the $75,000 to $500,000+ range, depending on recovery and permanence.
Q: What do I have to prove?
You have to prove the property owner knew or should have known about the hazard, failed to fix it or warn you, and that failure caused your injuries. Photos of the hazard, witnesses, and prior complaints to the owner dramatically strengthen the case. An incident report filed with the business the day of the fall is critical.
Q: What is "open and obvious" and does it kill my case?
Many states allow a property owner to argue a hazard was "open and obvious" (anyone paying attention would have seen it). In those states, an open-and-obvious finding can bar or reduce recovery. Other states have abandoned the doctrine and treat it as a factor, not a bar. State makes a big difference here.
Q: What if I was partly at fault?
In pure comparative fault states, your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault (e.g., 30 percent at fault = 30 percent reduction). In modified comparative states, you can usually recover only if less than 50-51 percent at fault. In a few contributory-negligence states, any fault at all bars recovery. This is why "what state" is one of our first questions.
Q: Does it matter if the store had no warning sign?
Yes, hugely. A known wet-floor hazard without a warning sign is very strong evidence of negligence. Surveillance video showing the condition existed long enough to require cleanup, and staff walking past without fixing it, is case-winning evidence. Ask for the video through counsel before it gets overwritten.
